Ghost discography
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{{see|List of songs recorded by Ghost}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{Infobox artist discography
| Artist = Ghost
| Image = 2023 Sweden Rock - 4309 (53048871172).jpg
| Caption = Ghost performing in 2023
| Alt =
| Studio = 6
| Live = 2
| Music videos = 20
| EP = 4
| Singles = 24
| Compilation = 2
}}
The Swedish rock band Ghost has released six studio albums, two live albums, four extended plays (EPs), two compilation albums, twenty-four singles and twenty music videos. Formed in Linköping in 2008, Ghost (formerly known as Ghost B.C. in the US) is composed of nine anonymous members – vocalist Papa Emeritus (revealed in 2017 to be Tobias Forge; all of the band's other frontmen are Forge under a different persona) and eight instrumentalists known as "Nameless Ghouls" (each representing one of the classical elements Fire, Water, Wind, Earth and Ether).{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/skulls-satan-and-dave-grohl-inside-mysterious-occult-rock-band-ghost-20150804 |title=Skulls, Satan and Dave Grohl: Inside Mysterious Occult-Rock Band Ghost |last=Bienstock |first=Richard |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=4 August 2015 |accessdate=20 September 2016 }} After a self-issued demo, the band released its full-length debut Opus Eponymous on Rise Above Records in October 2010,{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/opus-eponymous-mw0002056284 |title=Opus Eponymous - Ghost: Songs, Reviews, Credits |last=Rivadavia |first=Eduardo |work=AllMusic |accessdate=20 September 2016 }} which reached number 30 on the Swedish Albums Chart.{{cite web |url=http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Ghost |title=Discography Ghost |work=swedishcharts.com |publisher=Hung Medien |accessdate=20 September 2016 }} "Elizabeth" was released as the sole single from the album in June.{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/ghost-mn0002616588/biography |title=Ghost: Biography & History |last=Rivadavia |first=Eduardo |work=AllMusic |accessdate=20 September 2016 }}
In January 2013 the band returned with new frontman Papa Emeritus II, and in April the band released its second album Infestissumam.{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/infestissumam-mw0002474558 |title=Infestissumam - Ghost: Songs, Reviews, Credits |last=Monger |first=James Christopher |work=AllMusic |accessdate=20 September 2016 }} The album topped the Swedish Albums Chart, as well as reaching the top ten in Finland and Norway.{{cite web |url=http://finnishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Ghost |title=Discography Ghost |work=finnishcharts.com |publisher=Hung Medien |accessdate=20 September 2016 }}{{cite web |url=http://norwegiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Ghost |title=Discography Ghost |work=norwegiancharts.com |publisher=Hung Medien |accessdate=20 September 2016 }} In October 2014, the album was certified gold by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) in Sweden, certifying sales of over 20,000 copies in the band's home country. Infestissumam lead single "Secular Haze" reached number 22 on the Finnish Singles Chart. The band released If You Have Ghost, a five-track EP of cover versions, in November 2013,{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/if-you-have-ghosts-mw0002589992 |title=If You Have Ghosts - Ghost: Songs, Reviews, Credits |last=Monger |first=James Christopher |work=AllMusic |accessdate=20 September 2016 }} which reached number 87 on the US Billboard 200.{{cite news |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/ghosts-if-you-have-ghost-ep-cracks-u-s-top-100/ |title=Ghost's 'If You Have Ghost' EP Cracks U.S. Top 100 |work=Blabbermouth.net |date=27 November 2013 |accessdate=20 September 2016 }}
Papa Emeritus III replaced II in May 2015, when the band released the single "Cirice" followed by "From the Pinnacle to the Pit" in July, both of which reached the top five of the US Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/ghost-dupe-1/chart-history/rtt/ |title=Ghost Chart History: Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=30 October 2018}} Ghost's third album Meliora was released in August,{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/release/meliora-mr0004449508 |title=Meliora - Ghost: Release Info |last=Jurek |first=Thom |work=AllMusic |accessdate=20 September 2016 }} topping the albums charts in Sweden and Finland, and receiving a platinum certification in Sweden. A second EP, Popestar, featuring new original song "Square Hammer" and four covers, was released in September 2016.{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/popestar-mw0002976900 |title=Popestar - Ghost: Songs, Reviews, Credits |last=Monger |first=James Christopher |work=AllMusic |accessdate=20 September 2016 }} It became the first EP to top the Billboard Top Rock Albums chart since the chart began in 2006,{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7525616/ghost-popestar-rock-albums-chart-ep |title=Ghost Scares Up First Top Rock Albums No. 1 |last=Rutherford |first=Kevin |magazine=Billboard |date=28 September 2016 |accessdate=29 September 2016 }} while "Square Hammer" reached number 1 on the US Mainstream Rock chart, making the band the first Swedish band to top the chart.
Ghost released their fourth album Prequelle on 1 June 2018, which is the first to feature new frontman Cardinal Copia, and was preceded by the singles "Rats" and "Dance Macabre" in April.{{cite news |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/ghost-to-release-prequelle-album-in-june-video-for-rats-single-available/ |title=Ghost To Release 'Prequelle' Album In June; Video For 'Rats' Single Available |website=Blabbermouth.net |date=13 April 2018 |accessdate=13 April 2018 }}
On 13 September 2019, Ghost released Seven Inches of Satanic Panic, which has been described as a two-track EP{{cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/listen-to-ghosts-new-ep-seven-inches-of-satanic-panic/|title=Listen To Ghost's New EP, Seven Inches Of Satanic Panic|date=13 September 2019|work=Kerrang!|access-date=20 September 2019}} and as a single.{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/ghost-release-new-single-seven-inches-of-satanic-panic|title=Ghost release new single Seven Inches Of Satanic Panic|last=Munro|first=Scott|date=13 September 2019|work=Metal Hammer|access-date=20 September 2019}} The day before, on 12 September, they released a video for the recording's A-side, "Kiss the Go-Goat", as part of their ongoing webseries.{{cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/ghost-release-new-song-kiss-the-go-goat/|title=Ghost Releases New Song Kiss The Go-Goat|date=12 September 2019|work=Kerrang!|access-date=20 September 2019}}
Albums
=Studio albums=
=Live albums=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of live albums, with selected chart positions !scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"|Title !scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"|Album details !scope="col" colspan="10"|Peak chart positions |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|SWE !scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|BEL !scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|BEL !scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|ESP !scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|FIN !scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|FRA !scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|GER !scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|NED !scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|NOR !scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|SWI |
|---|
| scope="row"|Ceremony and Devotion
|
| 2 || 71 || 49 || 82 || 13 || 49 || 53 || 124 || 18 || 61 |
| scope="row"|Rite Here Rite Now
|
| 1 || 17 || 13 || — || 19 || — || 6 || 8 || — || 9 |
| align="center" colspan="13" style="font-size: 85%"|"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region. |
=Compilation albums=
Extended plays
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of extended plays, with selected chart positions !scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"|Title !scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"|EP details !scope="col" colspan="10"|Chart peaks |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|SWE !scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|SWE
!scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|CAN !scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|FIN !scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|FRA !scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|GER !scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|SCO
!scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|UK !scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|UK
!scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|US |
|---|
| scope="row"|If You Have Ghost
|
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 172 || 11 || 87 |
| scope="row"|Popestar
|
| 3 || 1 || 7 || 12 || 27 || — || 32 || 85 || 6 || 16 |
| scope="row"|Seven Inches of Satanic Panic
|
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |
| scope="row"|Phantomime
|
| 1 || 1 || 15 || 6 || 18 || 11 || 3 || 8 || 3 || 7 |
| colspan="12" style="font-size: 85%"|"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region. |
Singles
Other charted and certified songs
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of other songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released, album name and certifications !scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"|Title !scope="col" rowspan="2"|Year !scope="col" colspan="3"|Peaks !scope="col" rowspan="2"|Certifications !scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"|Album |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|US Hard Rock
!scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|SWE !scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|BEL |
|---|
| scope="row"|"He Is"
|2015 | — || 64 || —{{efn-ua|"He Is" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but registered on the Ultratop Bubbling Under chart.}} | |Meliora |
| scope="row"|"See the Light"
|rowspan="5"| 2018 | — || — || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"See the Light" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number five on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.{{cite web|url=http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=215&dfom=20180601|title=Veckolista Heatseeker – Vecka 23, 8 juni 2018|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|accessdate=9 June 2018}}}} | |rowspan="5"| Prequelle |
| scope="row"|"Pro Memoria"
| — || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Pro Memoria" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number seven on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.}} || — | |
| scope="row"|"Miasma"
| — || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Miasma" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number eight on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.}} || — | |
| scope="row"|"Witch Image"
| — || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Witch Image" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 11 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.}} || — | |
| scope="row"|"Life Eternal"
| — || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Life Eternal" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 14 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.}} || — | |
| scope="row"|"Kaisarion"
|rowspan="5"| 2022 | 9 || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Kaisarion" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number three on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/215?dspy=2022&dspp=11|title=Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 11|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|access-date=19 March 2022}}}} || — | |rowspan="5"| Impera |
| scope="row"|"Watcher in the Sky"
| 14 || 95 || — | |
| scope="row"|"Darkness at the Heart of My Love"
| 19 || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Darkness at the Heart of My Love" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 16 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.}} || — |
| scope="row"|"Imperium"
| 24 || — || — |
| scope="row"|"Griftwood"
| 20 || — || — |
| scope="row"|"Guiding Lights"
|rowspan="6"| 2025 | 15 || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Guiding Lights" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number one on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/215/?dspy=2025&dspp=18|title=Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 18, 2025|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|access-date=3 May 2025}}}} || — | |rowspan="6"| Skeletá |
| scope="row"|"De Profundis Borealis"
| 18 || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"De Profundis Borealis" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number two on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.}} || — | |
| scope="row"|"Cenotaph"
| 20 || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Cenotaph" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number three on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.}} || — | |
| scope="row"|"Missilia Amori"
| 19 || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Missilia Amori" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number eight on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.}} || — | |
| scope="row"|"Marks of the Evil One"
| 16 || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Marks of the Evil One" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number six on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.}} || — | |
| scope="row"|"Umbra"
| 17 || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Umbra" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number seven on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.}} || — | |
| colspan="13" style="font-size: 85%"|"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region. |
Music videos
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of music videos, showing year released, album name and directors !scope="col" style="width:14em;"|Title !scope="col"|Year !scope="col"|Album !scope="col" style="width:10em;"|Director(s) !scope="col"|Ref. |
| scope="row"|"Secular Haze"
|rowspan="3"|2013 |rowspan="3"|Infestissumam |rowspan="2"|Amir Chamdin |align="center"|{{cite news |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/ghost-b-c-secular-haze-video-released/ |title=Ghost B.C.: 'Secular Haze' Video Released |website=Blabbermouth.net |date=18 February 2013 |accessdate=20 September 2016 }} |
|---|
| scope="row"|"Year Zero" |
| scope="row"|"Monstrance Clock"
|Rob Semmer |
| scope="row"|"Cirice"
|rowspan="2"|2015 |rowspan="2"|Meliora |Roboshobo |
| scope="row"|"From the Pinnacle to the Pit"
|rowspan="3"|Zev Deans |align="center"|{{cite news |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/ghost-from-the-pinnacle-to-the-pit-video/ |title=Ghost Go Way Way Back for the "From the Pinnacle to the Pit" Video |work=Noisey |date=14 September 2015 |access-date=20 September 2016 }} |
| scope="row"|"Square Hammer"
|2016 |Popestar |align="center"|{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyYA8FlfBd0 |title=Ghost - Square Hammer |via=YouTube |date=15 September 2016 |accessdate=20 September 2016 }} |
| scope="row"|"He Is"
|2017 |Meliora |align="center"|{{cite web |url=https://www.vevo.com/watch/ghost/he-is-(music-video)/USC4R1702243 |title=He Is (Music Video) - Ghost |via=Vevo |date=24 August 2017 |accessdate=24 August 2017 }} |
| scope="row"|"Rats"
|rowspan="2"|2018 |rowspan="2"|Prequelle |Roboshobo |
| scope="row"|"Dance Macabre"
|Zev Deans |
| scope="row"|"Kiss the Go-Goat"
|2019 |Seven Inches of Satanic Panic |rowspan="2"{{unknown}} |
| scope="row"|"Life Eternal"
|rowspan="2"|2021 |Prequelle |
| scope="row"|"Hunter's Moon"
|rowspan="3"|Impera |Amanda Demme |
| scope="row"|"Call Me Little Sunshine"
|rowspan="2"|2022 |
| scope="row"|"Spillways"
|Amir Chamdin |
| scope="row"|"Jesus He Knows Me"
|2023 |Phantomime |Alex Ross Perry |
| scope="row"|"Mary On A Cross"
|rowspan="2"|2024 |Seven Inches of Satanic Panic |rowspan="2"|DurtySean |
| scope="row"|"The Future Is A Foreign Land"
|Rite Here Rite Now (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |
| scope="row"|"Satanized"
|rowspan="3"|2025 |rowspan="3"|Skeletá |rowspan="3"| Amir Chamdin |
| scope="row"|"Lachryma" |
| scope="row"|"Peacefield"
| |
Footnotes
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References
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External links
- [http://www.ghost-official.com/ Ghost official website]
- [http://www.allmusic.com/artist/ghost-mn0002616588/discography Ghost discography] at AllMusic
- [https://www.discogs.com/artist/1966143-Ghost-32 Ghost discography] at Discogs
- [https://musicbrainz.org/artist/2bcf2e02-5bc3-4c76-bf76-41126cb11444 Ghost discography] at MusicBrainz
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